BLT rooms and views with picture links! Last update of post #1 10/21/2015

[AirGoofy]

Does anyone know how late the BLT staff is there to check-in (and how do you open the door without a KTTW card)?

I guess they just took the KTTW entry off the door, because I didn't have one before checking in. Maybe when staff is there, the door just auto opens. I'm not sure what hour it is staffed through.

 

[WDWKOOK]

You can check-in at BLT from 7 AM - 10 PM (same hours as club levels are staffed). Before and after hours you must check-in at the CR or you can always check-in at CR if you'd like.

Is that a KTTW card reader next to the phone? The Skybridge also has one as well as the pool.

 

[4DisneyAddicts]

Checking in on Saturday!!! I have a 2 BR TP view booked and really want a good vew of castle w/o having to work for it! I want to call in my request but i cant find the thread that included BLT map/diagram with room numbers someone put together a while ago. Last year I had a perfect view from a dead center villa, but i cant remember the room #, and it was a GV and we are doing the2BR this time....

Should I just request a room in the middle of the tower or can someone help out with a range of #s to request? I've looked for that map for hours and have found lots ofother great info, but not the diagram.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Checking in on Saturday!!! I have a 2 BR TP view booked and really want a good vew of castle w/o having to work for it! I want to call in my request but i cant find the thread that included BLT map/diagram with room numbers someone put together a while ago. Last year I had a perfect view from a dead center villa, but i cant remember the room #, and it was a GV and we are doing the2BR this time....

Should I just request a room in the middle of the tower or can someone help out with a range of #s to request? I've looked for that map for hours and have found lots ofother great info, but not the diagram.

The map is on the first post of this thread. Here's the link back to it.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33152565&postcount=1

 

[fflmaster]

I will be staying in a grand villa during our next trip.

We have four children with us, the younger ones being 4 and 6.

I am concerned about the balcony. Does everyone think they are safe?

Of course no child will be aloud out there without an adult, but I am still concerned.

Should I be? Is there a way to keep the balcony door from opening?

 

[AirGoofy]

You can check-in at BLT from 7 AM - 10 PM (same hours as club levels are staffed). Before and after hours you must check-in at the CR or you can always check-in at CR if you'd like.

Is that a KTTW card reader next to the phone? The Skybridge also has one as well as the pool.

Kook, the issue is that if have not checked in, how do you walk into BLT as you will not have a KTTW card. When we had to check in at CR, then we received the card there and walked into BLT, using the card reader. But, if you check in at BLT, then you get the card, you had to have entered it somehow. I was thinking that the one lock feature may have disabled while the front desk was staffed. Or, maybe we just snuck in with another family and then checked in. I don't remember for sure.

I will be staying in a grand villa during our next trip.

We have four children with us, the younger ones being 4 and 6.

I am concerned about the balcony. Does everyone think they are safe?

Of course no child will be aloud out there without an adult, but I am still concerned.

Should I be? Is there a way to keep the balcony door from opening?

We didn't have a GV, but I remember the balcony doors being very heavy. They have the two locks as well, so you can always lock one and trick your kids, as they think to unlock both before getting out.

 

[njtinkmom]

I have studied the room chart and it is very helpful now that I understand what I am looking at!! We are staying at our home BLT on July 20 for 6 nights for the first time and I am bringing my SIL and her DD as well as our usual crowd... So I want the to be extra special! I did book a 2br villa lake view so I was trying to see if anything with a lake view also had a MK view as well. It looks like the rooms ending in XX02 have those views if I am reading this correctly. And the higher the better right? I thought I read somewhere that they rearranged some of the "views" so I was wondering if that chart is current? Anyway I will take any suggestions you can offer and also, how does one go about requesting a room? Thanks for all your help!!

 

[work2play]

I have studied the room chart and it is very helpful now that I understand what I am looking at!! We are staying at our home BLT on July 20 for 6 nights for the first time and I am bringing my SIL and her DD as well as our usual crowd... So I want the to be extra special! I did book a 2br villa lake view so I was trying to see if anything with a lake view also had a MK view as well. It looks like the rooms ending in XX02 have those views if I am reading this correctly. And the higher the better right? I thought I read somewhere that they rearranged some of the "views" so I was wondering if that chart is current? Anyway I will take any suggestions you can offer and also, how does one go about requesting a room? Thanks for all your help!!

Assuming you are staying on your DVC points, you can call member services and ask them to add the request to your reservation. If you have a dedicated 2 BR LV, then you should request an even numbered room. You can also ask for one ending in XX02, that will give you some view of the MK. The problem is the more that you limit the request, the less likely you will get it. If I were you, I would stick with even numbered room because both the XX02 and XX44 rooms are great views. Try to check in early and being willing to get the room later if they can meet your request.

 

[jekjones1558]

Room 8010, Lake View 1 bedroom on 10th floor. Outside of C, north side. View to the right is Bay Lake. Photo is view to left.

Good view of Wishes each night. Fireworks booms are loud, so be prepared!

 

[Nancy F]

We are in a Studio # 8232 LV. Love it. I asked for a high, even numbered Studio near the elevator. And I got all three requests. But all good things must come to an end... Going home tomorrow.
Nancy

 

[work2play]

We are in a Studio # 8232 LV. Love it. I asked for a high, even numbered Studio near the elevator. And I got all three requests. But all good things must come to an end... Going home tomorrow.
Nancy

We were in 8234 (1BR LV) and checked out on Monday! It was a great room! We had a great time, can't wait to go back in September!!

 

[work2play]

Can anyone confirm which rooms were really converted to Standard View earlier this year? I will update the color coded map on the first post if we can confirm which ones were changed...

JoAnne

 

[rlovew]

Can anyone confirm which rooms were really converted to Standard View earlier this year? I will update the color coded map on the first post if we can confirm which ones were changed...

JoAnne

My understanding is that it is the 10 units that are 3rd and 4th floor MK view rooms.

 

[work2play]

My understanding is that it is the 10 units that are 3rd and 4th floor MK view rooms.

OK, I have now changed the MK view rooms on floors 3 and 4 to be standard view. If anyone gets these rooms, please be sure to post so that we can confirm!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

OK, I have now changed the MK view rooms on floors 3 and 4 to be standard view. If anyone gets these rooms, please be sure to post so that we can confirm!

I have a studio booked in a couple of weeks - standard view. Maybe I'll get the same one I had as an MK view for my first stay!

 

[bochnikm]

Here is a panoramic photo from our Bay Lake Tower (BLT) balcony from room 8240. It was a Lake View studio.

We stayed here last September (2012).

We loved our stay at BLT!

 

[work2play]

Thanks for the photo! Great location. I updated the first post with a link to your posting.

 

[Finally DVC]

OK, I have now changed the MK view rooms on floors 3 and 4 to be standard view. If anyone gets these rooms, please be sure to post so that we can confirm!

I checked into a standard view studio on January 1, 2013 and was placed in room 7318.

 

[work2play]

I checked into a standard view studio on January 1, 2013 and was placed in room 7318.

Thanks! Did you happen to take any photos of the view from that room? We do not have any pictures posted yet from that room.

 

[drysdaleo]

Just want to say thanks to all that have worked on this thread. We finally got to stay at BLT this weekend (after about 2 years of trying) and thanks to all on here I knew exactly what room I wanted and how to email to ask for it. We stayed in room 8208 and the view was wonderful.